04/18/2018
MFS Africa becomes first African FinTech funded by a China-based VC
MFS Africa will work with LUN Partners Group to boost financial inclusion in countries targeted by China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative
Innovation & Startups
04/18/2018
Bank of England Makes TransferWise The First Non-Bank To Become Member Of Faster Payments
It clearly has form and tradition behind it.
04/17/2018
IoT SaaS platform Xanview announces an investment round led by Bloc Ventures and Beacon Capital
Xanview has seen exponential growth since the launch of its platform two years ago securing clients such as the police, housing associations, retailers and restaurants.
04/17/2018
Snow Software Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools
Evaluation in Inaugural Magic Quadrant for Software Asset Management Tools is Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
04/16/2018
Moneyhub integrates with Monzo and Starling APIs
The technology developed by Moneyhub features the most data links of any aggregation provider in the UK.
04/12/2018
New $100m insurtech investment fund launches
It will be one of the first global, independent insurtech investment funds targeting early and growth stage investments.
04/11/2018
EMQ partners Kotak Mahindra Bank to expand footprint in India
The collaboration is aimed at meeting the “growing demand for instant remittances to the country” from more than 16 million Indians residing overseas.
04/10/2018
China joins Hong Kong-U.S. battle for Chinese tech listings
For China, the hope is to see more of its tech companies list at home, where domestic investors can benefit from any success.
04/10/2018
MENA fintech sector to attract US$2.5bn in deals by 2022, study finds
This has supported the proliferation of new fintech startups: with six startups founded in 2005, the figure is expected to reach 252 by 2020.
04/10/2018
The changing face of talent at hedge funds
Not just programmers in the back office – yes, those too – but across the spectrum from PMs and risk to finance.
04/10/2018
Industry heavyweights from Barclays, RBS and Coutts back new personal investment robo-adviser
The app uses artificial intelligence to create a virtual assistant, which can help consumers understand and choose investment products and services ranging from share trading platforms to online wealth managers to crowdfunders.
04/10/2018
Macro Selects Maitland To Provide Fund Administration Services
Intellectual property investment fund to leverage Maitland’s automated technology
04/10/2018
World's Best Banks for New Financial Technology 2018
BAML won in the Global and North American categories.
04/10/2018
Cloud-based flexible deployment of technology: a game changer for asset managers?
Advances in cloud delivery access and security are giving asset managers, regardless of size, the opportunity to leverage the latest mission-critical technology tools and analytics from third-party specialists.
04/06/2018
A Saudi Silicon Valley? No easy feat, experts say
In a country where dissenting social media users are jailed and bloggers are flogged, creating Silicon Valley-like environment may be difficult
04/06/2018
Robo-adviser Wealthsimple launches savings account with premium rate
Robo-adviser Wealthsimple is hoping to lure clients away from traditional financial institutions by launching a savings account with a premium interest rate
04/05/2018
Banking, FinTech professionals unveil Open Banking Nigeria initiative
The Open Banking Nigeria initiative is being driven by a group of banking and FinTech experts who are committed to the expansion of innovation within the Nigerian financial space.
04/03/2018
Sasfin rolls out SA’s first dedicated SME banking platform
Banking group aims to meet needs of SMEs ‘neglected’ by larger competitors.
03/30/2018
Japan's Nomura invests in fintech firm in push for younger clients
The fintech firm and Nomura Asset Management are developing an app that would offer the Nomura subsidiary’s index funds, the statement added.
03/28/2018
Japan pushes fintech innovation with Singapore collaboration
This is a major step for Japan, as its stringent laws have long been a hindrance towards the country’s development and innovation, mainly caused by its lack of flexibility in allowing financial institutions to engage with fintech startups.